Downtown District
Named in the records1907–2026
44 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1907–2026: 25 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 19 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
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- 44: 25 Board decisions, 19 facts from city reports
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- 1907–2026
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All 44 records, in date order. The one-line summaries were written by a language model from the printed page; open the page to check the wording.
| When | What the record says | Outcome | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1907-12-30 | A downtown district marked out where wires must go underground | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909 | Resolution providing $6,500 (≈ $243,346 in 2026 dollars) to buy fifty fire alarm signal boxes for the downtown district was passed for printing. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909-04-12 | The Downtown Improvement Association offered the city 150 electroliers for the downtown district; the offer was referred to committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909-10-18 | North Central Improvement Association petitioned for electrolier lighting in the downtown district; referred to the Artificial Lights Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1910-06-13 | Union Special Messenger Service was granted permission to lay underground conduits and erect overhead wires in a downtown district. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1913 | Dozier protested the proposed flat taxi fare for the Downtown District; the bill was laid over one week. | continued | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1914-06-29 | Proposed resolution sets aside $1,000 (≈ $33,694 in 2026 dollars) to replace broken electroliers in the downtown district; passed for printing. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1914-07-13 | Proposed $1,000 (≈ $33,694 in 2026 dollars) from the 1913-14 budget to replace broken street lamps in the downtown district. | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1914-07-13 | A $1,000 (≈ $33,694 in 2026 dollars) appropriation to replace broken electroliers in the Downtown District was taken up for final passage. | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1914-08-31 | Supervisor Deasy proposed requiring street railroads to give platform men seats outside a downtown district; referred to Public Utilities Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1919-03-31 | Resolution adopted letting the California State Automobile Association test parking signs in the Downtown District at its own expense. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1922-03-20 | Downtown Association proposed extending the 40-minute parking limit in the Downtown District; referred to the Streets Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1945-01-29 | Bill 3311 limiting building heights to 60 feet in a downtown district near Grant Avenue was referred to the City Planning Commission. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1953-05-04 | Supervisor Lewis asked a committee to study banning all left-hand turns in the downtown district; the request was referred to the Police Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1965-06-14 | $132,000 (≈ $1.4 million in 2026 dollars) for consultants to study downtown district; advances to final vote. | pending | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1968-05-20 | Bid to shift a downtown district line to Howard Street failed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1970 | Downtown district vacant land · acreage: 12 acres vacant or held by the Redevelopment Agency | finding | City report: Commercial and industrial activity in San Francisco : present characteristics and future trends : report to San Francisco Department of City Planning scanned page ↗ |
| 1970 | Downtown District · acreage: 20.1 acres used for industry, 1.5 percent of city total | finding | City report: Industrial trends : report containing background information for the Commerce and industry element of the Comprehensive plan of San Francisco scanned page ↗ |
| 1970 | Downtown district parking lots · acreage: 13 acres in parking lots and used car lots | finding | City report: Commercial and industrial activity in San Francisco : present characteristics and future trends : report to San Francisco Department of City Planning scanned page ↗ |
| 1973 | Downtown District employment projections · jobs: Total allocated by area, net change 1973-1985: 25,807 jobs | finding | City report: Commercial and industrial activity in San Francisco : present characteristics and future trends : report to San Francisco Department of City Planning scanned page ↗ |
| 1973 | Downtown District employment projections · jobs: Services net change 1973-1985: 10,735 jobs | finding | City report: Commercial and industrial activity in San Francisco : present characteristics and future trends : report to San Francisco Department of City Planning scanned page ↗ |
| 1973 | Downtown District employment projections · jobs: Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate net change 1973-1985: 7,942 jobs | finding | City report: Commercial and industrial activity in San Francisco : present characteristics and future trends : report to San Francisco Department of City Planning scanned page ↗ |
| 1973 | Downtown District employment projections · jobs: Manufacturing net change 1973-1985: (521) jobs | finding | City report: Commercial and industrial activity in San Francisco : present characteristics and future trends : report to San Francisco Department of City Planning scanned page ↗ |
| 1973 | Downtown District employment projections · jobs: Wholesale Trade net change 1973-1985: (274) jobs | finding | City report: Commercial and industrial activity in San Francisco : present characteristics and future trends : report to San Francisco Department of City Planning scanned page ↗ |
| 1981 | [name withheld] (DTIF) · cost usd: $5 per square foot fee on new office construction and commercial office space renovation | measure | City report: Climate action plan for San Francisco local actions to reduce greenhouse emissions scanned page ↗ |
| 1997 | Proposed Pedestrian Network: Downtown District · proposes: Proposed pedestrian network map for the Downtown District (Map 7) | measure | City report: San Francisco general plan : amendments to the general plan : adopted between September 1988 and July 1997 scanned page ↗ |
| 1998 | Downtown District · other: Downtown shopping, entertainment and financial sections, and some downtown hotel quarters | site | City report: San Francisco general plan : amendments to the general plan : adopted between August 1997 and June 1998 scanned page ↗ |
| 2000 | Downtown District (North of Market) · other: Maximum net office increase about 9.2 million sq ft by 2000 | finding | City report: Commercial and industrial activity in San Francisco : present characteristics and future trends : report to San Francisco Department of City Planning scanned page ↗ |
| 2008-12-16 | The Board renamed [name withheld] in the downtown district as [name withheld], honouring the architect's contributions to San Francisco. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2009 | [name withheld] (DTIF) · cost usd: $82 million in fees collected in the first seven years | measure | City report: Climate action plan for San Francisco local actions to reduce greenhouse emissions scanned page ↗ |
| 2019-06-11 | City-owned parcels would be voted for the Downtown district | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2019-06-25 | City-owned parcels to be voted for the Downtown district | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2019-07-16 | Downtown district assessments proposed for fifteen years, no majority protest | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2025-06-03 | Downtown district board rules passed first reading, amended on costs | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2026-02-03 | Downtown district approved to fund projects with future property taxes | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2026-06-02 | City parcel votes in the downtown district ballot sent to committee | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2026-06-30 | City parcels to vote in the downtown district ballot | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2026-06-30 | City parcels to vote in the downtown district ballot | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1997 | Downtown Streetscape Plan policies · other: Amending Objective 22 and Policies 1-3; replacing Map 7 with Downtown Pedestrian Network map | action | City report: San Francisco general plan : amendments to the general plan : adopted between September 1988 and July 1997 scanned page ↗ |
| 1998 | Downtown Pedestrian Network · other: Adopted Downtown Streetscape Plan policies, pedestrian network map and improvement standards | measure | City report: San Francisco general plan : amendments to the general plan : adopted between August 1997 and June 1998 scanned page ↗ |
| 1985 | Downtown Plan open space objectives · proposes: incorporate open space objectives and policies for the Downtown district, as adopted in the Downtown Plan | measure | City report: Recreation and open space element : proposal for citizen review : executive summary scanned page ↗ |
| 1975 | Downtown District (North of Market) · other: Long-term office demand projections 250,000-340,000 sq ft per year | finding | City report: Commercial and industrial activity in San Francisco : present characteristics and future trends : report to San Francisco Department of City Planning scanned page ↗ |
| 1975 | Downtown District (North of Market) · other: Net new office demand about 400,000 sq ft per year until 1985 | finding | City report: Commercial and industrial activity in San Francisco : present characteristics and future trends : report to San Francisco Department of City Planning scanned page ↗ |
| 1975 | Downtown District (North of Market) · finding: net new demand for office space estimated to average 400,000 square feet per year until 1985 | finding | City report: Commercial and industrial activity in San Francisco : present characteristics and future trends : report to San Francisco Department of City Planning scanned page ↗ |
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